National Republican., 1887-11-09
TEACHERS AND JANIToRs
Appointed by the Board of School
Trustees,


The school board had its regular meeting
last night. A communication from the
commissioners was read, stating that a
suspension Of the lease Of the Miller build
ing had been made by them pending the de-
cision Of the board. The recommendation
Of the board was given to the petition to
make certain improvements to the Soldiers
Home school building. Applications for
janitors' places were received from Frank
Linton and Lewis E. darkness.
The resignation Of Miss Julia A.. Pierre
was accepted, as was also that Of Miss NJ.
L. Mitchell, a principal.
Miss Willianna Harris was nominated as
temporary teacher.
Prof. Gregory read list Of substitute
teachers assigned to the several schools in
the county as follows; Mott school, Mamie
Hilyer and Mary Hill; Tenelytown, Ida NJ.
Charpell and Margaret G. Callaghan;
and Joseph Simms; Mount Pleasant, w. A.
Wiley and @. L. Heald; Columbia road, L.
e. Cardozo: Soldiers Home, Ida Il. Pywell
and Carrie King; Fort Slocum, Louisa Jack
son; Bepning's station, Linda Fowler;
Burrville and Benning's road, Courtney
Bembrey; Anacostia and Giesboro, Cora Q.
Mclean and Margaret Anderson.
Tho proposition Of the trustees of the
Miner fund to pay a lady teacher for giving
Instructions to children In sewing was ac-
cepted. .
The request for the use of the school
house on Meridian Hill for night school
purposes was granted.
The following janitors were appointed:
j. w. Hutchinson, Joseph Coleman, and
James Berry.
Mr.. Curtis read report favoriug the use
n hn hull tnfr thf. 10 E,,,, 4
half street and Virginia avenue for the use
OF colored training school In place Of the
Miller building for the two lower grades,
and recommended that the cooking schools
be located elsewhere.
This occasioned avery strong opposition
on the part Of Prof. Gregory, DIR. Francis,
and Mr.. Cornish, the colored trustees. The
report was accepted.
Nora Hoegelsberger was promoted to
class 0.
Harris's Qualitative Analysis was adopted
as text book. The following changes
were madein the second division: Trans
fers-Miss d. Z. Rogers from the fourth to
the fifth grade; Miss e. w. Dyer from the
third to the fourth grade; Miss Jennie L.
Davis to the second grade, Promotions
Miss 8. Il. White to class and transferred
to class Z and transferred to the third grade;
Miss Ella j. Riley was assigned to the first
grade.
Mr.. Fish approved the resolution which
was adopted inviting citizens to inspect
and examine all the manual and Industrial
schools, and to counsel with the board In
reference to the good Of the schools.
DIR. Wilmer read report indefinitely
suspendiDg Mr.. Brown for his conduct at
Sumner school, and that his place be filled
temporarily.
The following changes were made In the
first divisions: Leave Of absence from Nov.
! to July without pay was granted to
Miss #. s. Fairly. Promotions: j. e. l..
Moore to class -, and assigned to seventh
grade Miss A. l., Speake, M. A. Paul, to
class II, aud assigned to grade @; M.
Maeauly, to class o, and assigned to grade
s.; L. V. Brown, to class z, assigned to
grade 8; A. L. Scanned, to class 8. II. @.
Fisher was transferred to grade s. o. W.
s. Slater was appointed temporary
teacher class 2, and assigned to grade 2.
Several minor changes were made In the
rules,